Exercise guide

How to do russian twist

Obliques · deep core

Russian twist starting position — correct set-up before the first rep
Start
Russian twist finished position — the end of one repetition
End of rep

Step by step

  1. Sit with knees bent and heels on or just off the floor, torso leaned back to about 45°.
  2. Hold a plate or dumbbell at your chest with both hands.
  3. Rotate from the ribcage to bring the weight beside your hip, eyes following the weight.
  4. Rotate to the other side under control. That's one rep per side.

The cue that matters

CueRotation comes from the ribcage turning, not the arms swinging across a still torso.
AvoidFast arm-only sweeps with a rounded back.

Where this sits in the split

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